Teen arrested in school threat, had long gun at home, cops say

DUMONT — A student was led away in handcuffs after police investigated a threat against a North Jersey school — the latest in a series of actual or rumored threats against schools in the days after the mass shooting at a Florida high school.

A student was taken into custody around 1:15 p.m. after the school was put on lockdown and tactical teams responded to Dumont High School, according to an email sent to parents and obtained by NorthJersey.com.

Police told ABC 7 Eyewitness News a long gun was found at the 15-year-old's home — but stressed the gun hadn't been found in the school building, and his family was fully co-operative in their investigation.

The threat was initially made in a social media post, police told the news outlet.

A person who answered the phone at Dumont public school superintendent Emanuele Triggano's office said the district had no comment and hung up the phone.